Winning Drive Train

[Adam Freeman]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

Some of the 'fastest' teams out there, like Hot, didn't even use traction control (at least they weren't using it in the Michigan regionals).

Not sure where you got your information on the quote above, but I can assure you we had some version of traction control at all events we attended this season. I can only remember one occasion when we ran a match with it turned off, and that was b/c we attempted to try a new version that was alittle too slow on response.

With regards to drivetrain, we had a wide - 6 wheel drive system with the rear wheels raise about 1/16" to allow for some "rocking" between the front and rear wheels. Not sure what effect it had on the bot, I think it just made my counterpart feel better. There was no quantitative measurements taken to confirm or deny its effectiveness.

In terms of pushing power, once we finally worked out our traction control issues, we could wiggle our way out of most issues. But, we were not a pushing robot by any stretch of the imagination.

My thoughts were why push when you could be scoring??? I guess it worked out in the end